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Paperback. The first ethnography of the vibrant Aboriginal media community in Vancouver, Sovereign Screens uncovers the social forces shaping that community, including community media organisations and avant-garde art centres, as well as the national spaces of cultural policy and media institutions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 photographs, 1 map, 1 appendix, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; APFA; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803296961
ISBN
9780803296961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. In the German states in the late eighteenth century, women flourished as musical performers and composers, their achievements measuring the progress of culture and society from barbarism to civilization. This title restores this earlier musical history and explores the role that women played in the development of classical music. Num Pages: 350 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 8 tables, 49 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; AVGC4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273849
ISBN
9780520273849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.91
€ 63.55

Paperback. Investigates why key Chicana/o writers, including Americo Paredes, Rolando Hinojosa, Oscar Acosta, Miguel Mendez, and Virginia Grise, from the 1950s to the present day, have persistently referenced Asian people and places in the course of articulating their political ideas. Series: Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813577166
ISBN
9780813577166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. Southerners, Too? challenges the view that 'southern heritage' refers to white southerners only by revealing that, historically and culturally, African-Americans have been integral to southern life and history. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761828716
ISBN
9780761828716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.19

Hardcover. Examination of some prominent recent figures in Southern fiction. Hobson focuses on the differing ways in which such writers as Bobbie Ann Mason, Lee Smith and Barry Hannah have responded to the influences of commercial culture, such as television, rock music and theme parks. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820312750
ISBN
9780820312750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.28

Hardcover. Examines the garments produced by northwestern Georgia's tufted textile industry. The well-researched and heavily illustrated text presents a broad history of tufted textiles, as well as sections highlighting individual craftspeople and manufacturers involved with the production of chenille fashion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 171 colour and black & white images, 1 diagram, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345161
ISBN
9780820345161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.26

Paperback. Revealing the complex interplay of nationalism and regionalism in the lives of southern men, Glover brings new insight to the question of what led the South toward sectionalism and civil war. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ; JFSP3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898211
ISBN
9780801898211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.27

Revealing the complex interplay of nationalism and regionalism in the lives of southern men, Glover brings new insight to the question of what led the South toward sectionalism and civil war. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884986
ISBN
9780801884986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.92

Paperback. The engaging lives that single women led in spite of (or perhaps because of) their "spinsterhood" Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076312
ISBN
9780252076312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.33

paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226422022
ISBN
9780226422022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.87

paperback. In Southern Mercy, Annette Bickford examines the limits of emancipation, and the exclusions inherent in liberal humanism that distinguish racism in the contemporary "post-race" era. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFSL3; JHB; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613980
ISBN
9781442613980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.69

Paperback. Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSC; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335995
ISBN
9780745335995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.56

Hardback. Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSC; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336008
ISBN
9780745336008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.46
€ 82.47

Paperback. Between 1880 and 1930, close to 200 women were murdered by lynch mobs in the American South. This title provides a startling view into the Jim Crow South where the precarious and subordinate position of women linked black and white anti-rape activists together in fragile political alliances. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061859
ISBN
9780674061859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. Offers coverage across Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece and includes a discussion across a range of migrant groups, processes and issues. This book is suitable for those who have an interest in contemporary European society. Editor(s): King, Russell; Black, Richard. Num Pages: 210 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DS; JFFN; JPVH1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898723615
ISBN
9781898723615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.76

paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071911
ISBN
9780252071911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961646
ISBN
9780750961646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

paperback. Demonstrating that oral media and native cultural forms are vital throughout the South Pacific, this book raises issues in comparative scholarship on oral tradition: what it means, extra-textual elements, and the relation between composition and performance. The contributors include Achsah Carrier, James Carrier, Christian Clerk, and many others. Editor(s): Finnegan, Ruth; Orbell, Margaret. Series: Voices in Performance & Text S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209580
ISBN
9780253209580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.06

Paperback. Presents general observations on the immensely rich and diversified artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa. This book examines the relationship between contemporary and so-called traditional African arts. It shows that many African works were originally part of an ensemble or one element of a performance. Num Pages: 128 pages, 82 illus., 68 in color. BIC Classification: 1HF; ACBK; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 8096 x 5499 x 13. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cleveland Museum of Art,The,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780940717763
ISBN
9780940717763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Kellie Jones traces how the artists in L.A.'s black communities during the 1960s and 70s created a vibrant, productive, and engaged activist arts scene in the face of structural racism through the production of art works that spoke to African American migration and L.A.'s racial politics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 93 illustrations (incl. 32 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACX; JFSL3; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361640
ISBN
9780822361640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hines, Abel L.; Mullins, Darrin O. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JM; JFF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619423770
ISBN
9781619423770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.82
€ 113.56

Paperback. This study of a variety of Southeast Asian countries - including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand - reveals that issues of culture and identity politics are of primary importance to the people of the region and their leaders. Editor(s): Kahn, Joel S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860642456
ISBN
9781860642456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.19

Hardcover. A collection of essays that offers insights into various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminates the tension between tradition and change that defined the South from the Civil War through the Progressive Era. Editor(s): Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Littlefield, Valinda W.; Johnson, Joan Marie. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 colour & 20 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Volume 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329376
ISBN
9780820329376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.79

Paperback. A collection of essays that offers insights into various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminates the tension between tradition and change that defined the South from the Civil War through the Progressive Era. Editor(s): Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Littlefield, Valinda W.; Johnson, Joan Marie. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 colour & 20 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Volume 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329383
ISBN
9780820329383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.86

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